• Handmade cards for men

    16th January 2019 /

    Hi there, I have a question for you and I suspect I know the answer! How easy do you find it to make handmade cards for men? Reading around other peoples blogs and social media, there are lots of people…

  • Autumn pumpkins – Stamped door plaque

    14th October 2017 /

    Hello, i’m just back from a workshop today where we created this autumnal wooden door plaques using the Imagine Design Create Family Tree stamp along side the Pumpkins stamps Head over to the Imagine Design Create Blog to find out…

  • Imagine Design Create Stamped Traveler Notebooks

    16th September 2017 /

    Hi there, I’m just back from a workshop this morning where we were creating Imagine Design Create Stamped Traveler Notebooks. I met three lovely ladies, two if which hadn’t ever crafted before. We spent the morning stamping and stencilling, decorating…

  • Word Cloud Stamping background – Creative Expressions

    26th January 2017 /

    Hi there welcome. Today I’m here with my Creative Expressions design team make. I have collected up a number of my sentiment sets and used them alongside Sue Wilson’s craft dies, Perspective’s collection to create this word cloud stamping card…

  • IndigoBlu Summer Florals reminder – Layering a stamp

    4th August 2016 /

    So how are you enjoying your summer. Did you know there is still time to enter the IndigoBlu July Challenge; SUMMER FLORALS I have another card made with the ever so stylish IndigoBlu Colour Me – Daisy stamp. This time…

  • Stamped Wild Flower ATC with Creative Expressions

    8th July 2016 /

    Hi All! Thanks for joining me. As I am away from my craft room at the moment, I only have limited supplies with which to craft. I made sure I travelled with inks, ink blenders, a selection of stamps and…

  • Simple Stamping Techniques – Creative Expressions

    17th June 2016 /

    Hi there, Friday again and this week I have a couple of bookmarks to share with you using the pack of 6 greyboard bookmarks by Creative Expressions. I have used the heart banner from the ‘New Home’ clear stamp set,…

  • Creating decoupage layers with Stamps

    14th June 2016 /

    In this issue of Creative Stamping Magazine, 29 it is all about Family Celebrations, and the free stamps accompanying this edition cover cards for the whole family. My brief from the editor this time round was to demonstrate how stamps…

  • Decorative Roses – Just one Stamp for Creative Stamping

    14th June 2016 /

    This edition of Creative Stamping (issue 30) has a beautiful set of free stamps, and will inspire those of you who love Rennie Mackintosh designs, will absolutely love using these stamps. I was asked to use the smallest single rose…

  • Get into the Groove – Music themed Cards

    14th June 2016 /

    For this issue of Creative Stamping magazine I was asked to create a set of cards for those who love their music. For more information on the magazine, follow the link Creative Stamping, issue 31, or click on the image…

  • Happy dreams come true – IndigoBlu Stamps

    21st May 2016 /

    Good morning, today is the launch of May’s challenge theme over on the IndigoBlu challenge website. It’s a play on words this month, and can be interpreted in so many ways by different people. Everyone has dreams, either life changing…

  • Friendship card for Creative Expressions

    15th April 2016 /

    Good Morning, it’s a glorious day here! I have created a friendship card for Creative Expressions today, that reflects my up lifted mood with a bunch of yellow roses. I have used the single rose stem from John Lockwoods Rosebud…

  • Becca, by IndigoBlu Artcard

    22nd February 2016 /

    Hello, its time for a new challenge on the IndigoBlu Challenge blog and this month the theme is Red is the Colour While Kay and the rest of the IndigoBlu team are busy at the Stitches trade show at the NEC…

  • Creative Expressions Snowdrop Birthday Wish

    5th February 2016 /

    Hello! Friday again, can you believe the weekend is almost here again? I have been looking forward to sharing my card with you today. I have used the brand  new stamp releases by Creative Expressions designer John Lockwood. John has…

  • IndigoBlu – Tutorial to make a Stamped Tag

    31st January 2016 /

    Hello Welcome! Today I am revisiting a tag that I have made previously for the IndigoBlu ‘Anything Goes’ January 2016 Challenge, and by request I have created a full tutorial. You can visit my previous post by following this link…

  • Creative Expressions, Retro Background Stamped Pattern

    29th January 2016 /

    Morning! Well, we’ve had a fair few wild weather days haven’t we, with the strength of the gales blowing across the open fields off of the Atlantic, I’m surprised we haven’t been picked up and blown across the water to…

  • IndigoBlu, Winter Scene Picture Frame Tag

    21st January 2016 /

    Welcome, would you believe it is time for the first IndigoBlu Challenge for 2016. So, to give you all a chance to play with all the lovely crafty gifts you may have been lucky  to receive over Christmas we have…

  • Sarah Hurley Doodle Doll Bookmark

    7th November 2015 /

    Hello! It has been a fair while since I sat and coloured any of my stamped images, so I took advantage of an hour or so of peace the other day to create this bookmark for the Sarah Hurley 365…

  • IndigoBlu Anemone Corner – Flower Framing Art

    21st August 2015 /

    Hello, I’m happy to be sharing with you today a card made as DT inspiration for the  new IndigoBlu challenge FRAME IT       I have created the background by colour tinting the paper, and then stamping with Distress Inks,…

  • Sarah Hurley Charm Street Cutie stamped trinket box

    7th August 2015 /

    Hello, welcome back to our inspirational blog today. My name is Claire Newcombe, and today over on the Sarah Hurley 365 Blog  I am sharing with you an altered project, an alternative way to use your rubber and acrylic stamps. I…